{"id":4101,"date":"2025-04-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=4101"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:20:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T18:20:29","slug":"games-inbox-whats-the-best-way-to-pre-order-the-nintendo-switch-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/09\/games-inbox-whats-the-best-way-to-pre-order-the-nintendo-switch-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Games Inbox: What\u2019s the best way to pre-order the Nintendo Switch 2?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Wednesday letters page thinks The Duskbloods was the worst part of the Nintendo Direct, as one reader worries that Zelda<\/a>: The Wind Waker HD won\u2019t be on Switch 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Smooth sale<\/strong>
There has been some justified criticism of Nintendo\u2019s handling of the Switch 2 launch<\/a>, from unclear messaging to the decision to make the big announcement on the same day the global economy<\/a> imploded, but I really want to praise them for how well the pre-order system went.<\/p>\n

I signed in on my lunch break at work, needing just a link in the invite email and a confirmation code to my phone. This put me about 10th in the queue and I was signed in within a minute, then just a quick process to put in my order for a Mario Kart<\/a> bundle and Pro Controller.<\/p>\n

Compare this to the standard process where I have to get up at the crack of dawn, attempt to sign into five different overloaded websites, then get stuck in interminable queues before being told they all got bought by botnets two seconds after going live. If Sony and Microsoft are going to copy any of Nintendo\u2019s ideas, please add the invite system to the list.
TGN Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Golden ticket<\/strong>
I\u2019ve said a lot in the Underbox about price, but what an earth did you have to do to actually get a Nintendo invite? Our household has three Switches (bought from Nintendo at various times), 100+ hours on Animal Crossing, the Zeldas, Smash Bros., and Mario Kart, plus considerable play on a whole multitude of Nintendo games bought digitally (yes I know, I know).<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve been a member online since the programme started, had a Wii U, etc. I\u2019m gutted not to have had an invite! Have you heard anything on the grapevine? I\u2019ve got an Amazon invite but given how they send consoles (no packaging\/missing innards\/late) I\u2019d really hoped to buy from Nintendo.
team_catcave<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC:<\/strong> Amazon and Argos got in new stock on Tuesday<\/a>, but it\u2019s gone now. Although that suggests they\u2019ll keep getting in more at regular intervals.<\/em><\/p>\n

Getting lucky<\/strong>
So, on a whim, I have just checked pre-order availability of the Switch 2 on Argos. I was able to pre-order the console with Mario Kart World, a camera, and a second Joy-Con controller with no issues.<\/p>\n

This surprised me as I thought it would have already sold out – especially as I was just logging on at 15:00 on the 15th as an afterthought. I have an email confirming it will be delivered on release day \u2018direct from their suppliers\u2019, i.e. Nintendo. Given how late it is in the afternoon I didn’t expect to be successful. Even better I had a 10% discount code and \u00a340 of Nectar points. Let the good times roll!<\/p>\n

Does this mean that, perhaps, the Switch 2 will not be the mega hit we all expected? Is it because of the negativity around the Direct? Or did I just get lucky?<\/p>\n

Who knows? But I’m not complaining.
Geoff<\/strong><\/p>\n

GC:<\/strong> The 15th? Do you have a TARDIS?<\/em><\/p>\n

Email your comments to: gamecentral@metro.co.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Very odd<\/strong>
I was going to write in and say that\u2019s another bang average game from Compulsion Games with their South Of Midnight offering (following Contrast with 65 at Metacritic and We Happy Few with 64), but the Metacritic score of 77 from 71 outlets, so far, says otherwise.<\/p>\n

The three review sites I generally read are yourselves, Eurogamer, and TrueAchievements, who have given scores that equate to 50% and two 60% scores, respectively. Not a ringing endorsement. It seems odd how Microsoft kept faith with them, but shut down Tango Gameworks after they produced a critically acclaimed game\u2026
NatorDom<\/strong>
Currently playing: Animal Well before it leaves PS Plus Premium\/Extra on the 15th.<\/p>\n

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